This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. September 5, 2001 11:37 pm PDF file – invitation to join the Society of Iconographers. Also website will be up at www.iconographers.org (2022): It is funny that I forgot this, but I actually created […]
From the JMBzine vault – Sep. 4, 2001
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. September 4, 2001 10:38 pm Here are some more links on the relationship between the Christian faith and the arts… International Society of Christian Artists Imagejournal.org Mara & Rebecca’s Art Mission site […]
From the JMBzine vault – Aug. 16, 2001
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:32 pm This is creepy. Editors note (2022): Link to the old demookie forum site is broken (and I can’t find it archived anywhere), but from the URL […]
From the JMBzine Vault – August 11, 2001
From the JMBzine Vault – August 11, 2001 3:44 pm Editorial note (2022): – Today I fully support LGBTQ+ equality in all areas of society, including religious life. But I am still leaving this post from 21 years ago intact (other than with this note of warning) as I think it does help to explain the trajectory of change when it comes to issues like this one. CW: Homophobia God don’t make no junk, by Sam Martin – This essay really makes you think. It is the account of a man and his experiences as a homosexual man who also believes […]
From the JMBzine Vault: July 2000 – An account of my going to Cornerstone Festival 2000
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. Editor’s note (2022): My times attending the Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, Illinois were hugely influential in my journey and in time were major influences that shaped my thinking on many topics, which is […]
From the JMBzine Vault – January 2, 2000
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time in my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a Democratic Socialist), and many other subjects (including LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. Opinion from Exitzine.com: Thoughts From The Sleep Deprived…From a World of Teachable Moments #1 – Millenial Musings On the last morning of the previous millennium, I woke up at 3:50 a.m. […]
From the JMBzine Vault – September 9, 1999, 4:15 pm
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. I’m back in class. The Christian Studies Seminar class ended up having enough folks, so I am back in class. The seminar is on Christianity & Philosophy. I think it will be […]
From the JMBzine Vault – Wednesday – September 8, 1999, 11:32 p.m.
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. I can’t believe how much I have been writing on this stupid thing. Journaling online has definitely been an interesting adventure. I still haven’t thought through how much personal info. I’m going […]
From the JMBzine vault – Wed, Sept 8, 1999, 2:02 pm
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. I am beginning to slowly wake up a little bit. Maybe it’s a matter of my metabolism kicking in. In Ethics today we are talking about an alternative to the 2 types […]
From the JMBzine vault – Tue, Sept 7, 1999, 11:21 pm
This post is from the JMBzine Blog Vault, which means it is a very old blog post that I wrote at a very different time of my life. My views on religion (I’m now a Humanistic Jew), politics (today I’m a democratic socialist), and many other subjects (LGBTQ+ inclusion, abortion rights, etc.) have drastically changed over the years, so please bear this in mind when reading this post. Hope Group was great. I definitely needed to see everyone again, and have that kind of worship experience. Now, I’m just wasting time. While I’m thinking about it, I saw an interesting website […]